The Luna Queen's Rebirth (Ellie and Dominic) novel Chapter 29

Dominic POV

I barely make it to my locker before my friends descend on me like starving vultures.

“Bro, you look different today,” Marcus says, elbowing me hard enough to bruise a warrior.

“Glowing,” Tyler adds with a smirk. “Heard the news, and it’s pretty clear the Moon Goddess finally blessed you or what?”

I roll my eyes, because of course this is happening. “I always look good. This isn’t new.”

“No, seriously,” Marcus snickers. “You’ve got that whole ‘just found my mate’ aura. You think you can hide that scent?”

“And obviously,” Tyler says loudly, “it’s Vivian.”

I stiffen.

They don’t notice. Or they pretend not to.

“About time, too,” Marcus laughs. “Man, imagine trading clingy Ellie for her prettier, younger sister—”

“Shut up.”

It comes out my lips before I can stop it. Sharper than intended, slicing through the hallway noise.

Both of them blink at me.

I hate the way my pulse jumps. Hate the guilt curling in my stomach. Hate that Ellie’s face flashes in my mind—hurt, furious, betrayed—even though she wasn’t the one wrapped around someone else on a dance floor.

“She’s just an errand girl. It was a joke, dude,” Mason mutters, taken aback.

“Well, it wasn’t funny.”

I slam my locker shut harder than necessary. The clang echoes down the hall. Their words linger anyway, sticking to me like burrs.

Clingy Ellie.

Prettier, younger sister.

Trading up.

Every phrase makes my jaw clench tighter.

She wasn’t so clingy now.

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